No charges in Spring Valley case
Neither the school resource officer nor the involved students will face criminal charges after a controversial incident at Spring Valley High School last school year, The State reports. Prosecutors made the decision based on a lack of evidence on either side in reports by the FBI and SLED. The Columbia high school found itself at the center of a national debate on policing after a white officer physcially removed an African-American student from her desk and the whole thing was recorded.
- Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Toddler killed in apparent accidental shooting
An accidental shooting in Richland County killed one toddler and injured two others, WLTX reports. The two-year-old was shot in the upper body when her father accidentally fired a gun while reportedly trying to secure the weapon. The father and a four-year-old were also injured. Officials are still investigating the incident.
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Columbia woman arrested after child tests positive for meth
A Columbia woman was arrested after a child in her care tested positive for meth, WIS reports. The woman, currently held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, was charged with cruelty to children for allowing the two-year-old to be exposed to drug use. The child was taken to the hospital by a relative, and he has since been released into the care of family members.
- Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor